The John F. Kennedy room at Locke-Ober Restaurant in Boston. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff Files
By Laura Finaldi Globe Correspondent
Local landmark restaurant Locke-Ober may have shut its doors, but on Dec. 7, Bostonians will have the chance to bid on parts of it to keep.
The Paul E. Saperstein Co., a full-service auction and appraisal firm that is also known as Pesco, announced this week that it will auction off decor, furniture, restaurant and bar equipment, and fixtures from the cafe, which closed in October after 137 years in business.
Everything from china and chandeliers to a wood-carved pool table and antique-style moldings will be auctioned off. Pesco representative Michael Saperstein said in a press release that some of the items being auctioned off are as old or older than the restaurant itself.
“The event will be an interesting and exciting opportunity for collectors, historians, antique-goers, and Bostonians alike,” Saperstein said in the release. “This is truly a one-of-a-kind auction.”
A Globe story from last month noted that Locke-Ober was a victim of changing times and real estate conditions. Locke-Ober was sold by owner David Ray, who said it just wasn’t getting the business it needed. Ray told the Globe that he had a choice: make the restaurant more casual to keep up with the times, or close it. He chose to close it, leaving Locke-Ober’s “history and its dignity intact.”